Machine for the manufacture of pipes or the lining thereof with cementitious materials



H; BISHOP Filed sept. .19, 19:55

THEREOF WITH CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS MACHINE FOR 'THE MANUFAGTURE OF PIPESl 0R THE DINING sept. 17',

Sept. 17, 1935. E. H. BlsHoP 2,015,001 l MACHINE FOR- THE MANUFACTURE OF PIPES OR THE LINING" THEREOF WITH CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS Filed sept. 19, 1953 s sheets-sheet 2 IlIIIllI/lll H. BISHOP 2,015,001 MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PIPES OR THE LINING 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Sept. 17, 1935, E

THEREOF WITH CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS Filed Sept 19, 1933 PatentedY Sept. 41'7, 1935r UNrrl-:Dl STATES` PATENT orner.l

l l Foa :izmilmvuracma or i A assise 1f-ssamm WI Edward Henry Bishop, Wav ey, near Sydney, New ,South Wales, stralia Applieauen september 19,1933, sei-m Ne. 690,128 l In Australia September 20, 1932 A vc claims. (c1. zs-se) This invention has been devised to provide an improved machine for the manufacture of pipes or the lining thereof with cementitious materials such as cement .concrete and or bitumen combined with hardening materials and this machine will pack the cementitious material whether as a pipe lining-or as a pipe that is lthe constituent material is moulded under pressure which machine' whichalso provides an extra smooth bore surface.

-'lC'his improved machine for the manufacture of pipes or the lining thereof with cementitious material comprises an outer cover or mould (which in the case of a lining would be the pipe' itself) arotatable mandrel or spreader to travel through the mould (whose periphery conforms to the /cementitious material.

l desired pipe bore) a conveyor to project under pressure into said mould adjacent the spreader the pipe making or lining materials andmech-l 'anism to draw said mould from .said conveyor The machine having a suitable foundation has a helical or screw conveyor on a shaft. in-a cylindrical guide both approximately equal in length to the pipe to be made o r lined. At the feeding end` is a hopper or bin having a discharge. to said conveyorand devices to rotate'the conveyor shaft. The guide prevents the cementitious material falling from said conveyor until it is arbitrarily located within the vpipe mould or pipe to be-lined. The-'guide may be provided with mechanism to longitudinally vibrate or oscillate it in order to facilitate transit of the cementitious material along .the conveyor. The conveyor shaft extends beyond the delivery end ofthe conveyor and near said delivery end has a `rotatable spreader for the pipe making or lining material. Where it is desired to operate the conveyor at' a different Ispeed to the spreader as in the'case of large `pipes (say pipes of twelve inches diamet'r and greater) the conveyorshaft is tubular and has a shaft therein on the Vend of which the spreader'is mounted.` This shaft maybe rotated independently from or compounded with the conveyor drive. Balance weights may be provided to exert the required pressure on the being packed But in order that this invention may be readily l carried into Vpractical effect it Will now be described with reference to the drawings (which are more or less schematic) accompanying and forming part of this complete specification. Fig. 1 is a medial sectional elevation of the machine as' constructed to operate horizontally; Fig. 2

is an end elevation on an enlarged scale thereof 5 l looking at Fig. 1 from the right hand end thereof; Fig. 3 is a section (on the same scale as Fig. 2) on line 3--3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail of an end plate for the'pipe mould; Fig. 5 is a section of the mould in open position; Figs. 6 and 7 are frag- 10- mentary side elevation and plan respectively of a hopper and guide having vibratory mechanism; Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 in Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a part sectional elevation of the machine as constructed to operate vertically havingmech- 15 anism to effect longitudinally vibration of the guide and different rotatory speeds for the conveyor and the spreader; Fig. 10 is a section on f line III- III in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is an inverted secjtional plan on line II-II in Fig. 10 and Fig. 12 20 is a sectional plan on line I2`I2 in Fig.*9.

Referring to Figs. l to`5 the bed or base 5 carries a feed -hopper 6 having aillxed thereto a guide cylinder 1. The conveyor shaft 8 in bearings 9 extends medially through said hopper and 25 said guide 1 and has rotatory mechanism (such as a gear I0) thereon which is actuated by a motor or the like as well understood. A helical conveycr I I having the bladeset forwardly is mounted on the shaft 8 or on a sleeve thereon and the 30 free end of said shaft is provided with cylindrical spreader I2 having frusto-conical end I3. The degree of taper of the end I3 is approximatelyv as shown in Fig. 1 this taper being important asv governing to a largeextent the consolidation of 35 the cementitious material. n

The bed 5 is stepped as shown in Fig. 1 and on the lower level thereof are two rails I5 for being reeved around intermediate pulleys 24 as 45 'l Well understood. The shaft 2Ihas a hand wheel A'25 keyed thereon which is provided with a ratchet wheel 26 and a pawl 21 hinged tothe side of the truck I1.

' The mould I9 is preferably constructed of three 50 arcuate sections ISA ISB and ISC. The mould part ISA rests on the truck'floor 20 between the bearers I8 (which bearers may be moved trans-A versely by reason ofslotted lbolt holes IBA to accommodate moulds of varying sizes) and the 55 CII parts I9B and ,|9C are removably hinged to the bearers I8 and are provided with locks to rmly hold the three mould sections in edge to edge contact the locks may consist of hinged hook plates 29 which take on studs 30.

The mould |9 is furnished with end plates 3| and 32 the former having a spigot 33 which neat- 'ly fits the bore of the mould and mechanism to clamp it on the end of the truck I1 consisting of angle brackets 34 aixed to said truck and wedges 35 to bear between said brackets 34 and lugs or wings 36 on said plate 3|.

The mould end plate 32 has similar mechanism to clamp it to the truck I1 and has a spigot 31 having chamfered inner face 38. On the outer face of the plate 32 are retaining guides 39 for sliding doors 40 said doors each having a semicircular indent 4| therein of the same diameter as the major diameter of the spreader I2. The doors 40 are laterally reciprocable in guides 39 by operation of the hand lever 42 which has fulcrum 43 on standard 44 bolted to the plate 32 as at 45. Thrust rods 46 are pivoted as at 41 to said lever 42 and also have pivotal connections 48 on bent levers 49 which are fulcrumed on pins 50 aixed to the plate. 32. The levers 49 have slotted ends 50A which take on pins 52 on the doors 40.

In order to facilitate removal of the mould I9 as when a pipe has been cast therein or when a pipe has been lined rollers 53 are `provided these rollers protrude through orifices 54 in the oor 'of the truck I1 and are freely rotatable on eccentric'shafts 55 having medially and eccentri-` cally increased diameters as .shown by dotted.

line at 56. The shafts 55 are freely rotatable in bearings 51 and each on one end has a worm wheel 58 keyed thereon which mesh worm pinions 6| on shaft 6|A which is provided with hand wheel 62.

The mould end plate spigots 33 and 31 may have orifices or slots such as 63 therein within which are placed and positioned the ends of longitudinal reinforcing rods if such be desired.

It will readily be seen that when reinforcement is used and that composed of a helical coil having longitudinal spacing bars is preferred it is mounted as a sliding flt on the guide with the ends reeved through the orifices 63. The guides having a diameter which is approximately the mean of the diameters of the spreader and the mould it assures that the reinforcement is positively located medially of the being formed stead of being rigidly affixed to the bed 5 is slidably mounted in a saddle 64 thereon a clearance is provided between the end of of the conveyor I I and the wall 66 of the hopper. A crank shaft 61 adapted to be rotated by mechanism from the prime motor has a connecting rod 68 to 'a bearing 69 on the wall 66 of the hopper.

In use the truck I1 is positioned close to the hopper I with the cylindrical portion of the spreader I2 just entered into the plate 3| (as shown in Fig. l) the doors 40 being parted clear of the guide 1. The shaft 8 is rotated and pipe making material fed into the hopper 6 and this is delivered into the mould |9 adiacent the spreader I2 by the conveyor When Portland cement concrete is used only sufficient water is added to the mix to transform the cement particles from the dry powdered state to the colloidal or what may be termed the gelatinous state. of the pipe making material in the mould is increased by the package thereof until such a' pressure is reached that the truck |1together with the m'ould is gradually traversed away from the hopper and along the bed against the tension of the cable 22 (due to the weight 23).

As the mould is traversed outwardly the rotating spreader compacts the cast pipe-making material and smoothes the interior surface thereof. When the spreader commences to emerge from the mould the doors 40 are closed thereon to seal the end of the mould and so prevent escape of the cast material.

-It is found in practice that the application of pressure to the cementitious material during the casting thereof causes the major portion of the moisture and air to be squeezed therefrom and results in a pipe or lining which is so firm (prior to setting) that the pipe can be removed from the mould almost immediately after casting. To effect such removal the Weight, 23 is lowered to rest by operation of the pawl 21 and the hand wheel 25. The mould parts |9B and I 9C are then swung back on their hinges. The end plates 3| and 32 are removed and the hand wheel 62 is As the delivery is continued the pressure rotated which through the intermediate gearing rotates the eccentric shafts 55 an rollers 53 to rise and so lift the mould part |9A together with the case pipe clear of the bearers I8 when thepipe on the mould part |9A may be removed from the machine.

For the manufacture of large pipes as say those exceeding twelve inches internal diameter the work is greatly facilitated by erecting the machine on a vertical axis. This arrangement of the machine entails some minor structural causes the alterations as depicted in Figs. 9, 10, ll and l2.

Referring to these figures. The cover mould 10 preferably constructed of a plurality of arcuate sections lugs 13 neatly but slidably fitting between vertical guide standards 14. The guide 15 Yhas a hopper 16 to which is pivoted hangers 11 whereby the guide is suspended on a saddle or crosshead 18 which also has side lugs 19 which neatly but sudabiy nt between the standards 1 4. 50

The conveyor 80 is mounted on a tubular shaft 8| (having top bearing in the saddle 18) and has keyed thereto pinion 82 meshing gear 83 on lay shaft 84 said lay shaft 84 having pinion 88 meshing gear 86 on shaft 81.

55 The shaft 81 is rotatablewithin the tubular shaft 8l and has a spreader 88 afllxed to its end.

The said shaft 81 is rotated by bevel wheel 89 meshing bevel pinion 9 0 and driving shaft 9|.

'.The shaft 81 is reciprocatable through the bevel wheel 89 which is retained in position on a brace 921W a keeper 93. To effect longitudinal vibration or reciprocation of the guide 15 the hangers 11 are pivoted to pitmans 94 which have end lugs homing in runner grooves 96 in brackets 91 ailixed to the under face of the saddle 18 and said pitmans 94 each have on one end a bearing 98 on the crank journal of a crank shaft 99 in bearings |00 also affixed on the under face of the saddle 18. through one side of .said saddle 18 and has a sprocket |0| keyed thereon which is rotated by chain |02 from a sprocket pinion |03 on a shaft |04 in bearings |05 having keyed thereon a bevel The crank shaft 99 protrudes 70 pinion |06 which meshes bevel gear tooth |01 on 75 from theshaft |04 by operation of the lever |00 f of a clutch |09.

In use the cementitious material ispacked in the mould by the conveyor 80 and smoothed by the spreader 88 as previously described with reference to the `horizontal'machine and as the pressure of the being packed material increases the conveyor 80 together with the guide 15 the spreader 81 and the saddle 18 is raised in the. standards 14 the shaft 81 slidingthrough the bevel wheel 89.. -The guide 15 is vertically vibrated by'operation of the crank shaft 99 said vibration being stopped by disengagement of tl'ie clutch |09 when the pipe moulding operation is vprovided with counterbalance weights if the pressure required is less than that which would be exerted by the weight of the rising machine parts alone.

If desired the saddle 18 may be secured sta-'- tionary at the top of the standards 14 and the 'mould is then traversed downwardly away therefrom in such case the top end plate 12 would have cables anchored thereto reeved over flxedpulleys having weights suspended thereon to exert the desired 'degree i of resistance N to ythe downward movement of the mould.

' hopper,a cylindrical guide extending from said conveyor and the spreader may be varied by adjustment of the ratios of the described gears.

I claim: f

1. Improved machine forthe manufacture of pipes or the lining thereof with cementitious ma'- terial comprising a cylindrical cover mould in a plurality of segmental sections adapted to be locked in edge to edge contact, a truck on which said mould is positioned and supported, a feed feed hopper and adapted to project within said guide, mould a helical conveyor within said hopper and said cover said conveyor projecting beyond the outer end of said guide, a rotatable spreader on the projecting end of said conveyor,

removable end closures for said cover mould, one of said closures having a medial orifice of approximately the same diameter as said spreader the other of said closures having a medial orifice to accommodate said guide, said last mentioned lclosure comprising a pair of sliding doors having semi-circular indents therein, mechanism to actuatesaid doors, mechanism to operate said conveyor and rotate said spreader, and mech- 'anism to resist outward movement of the mould relative to the guide.

2. A, machine for the manufacture of pipe and pipe linings from cementitious material compris- 5 ing a hollow guide for the material, a. conveyor within said guide for advancing therethrough material supplied thereto, said guide having any open 'delivery end, a spreader carried by said conveyor and disposed outwardly of said end, a hol- 10 I low mould of greater cross sectional area than said guide to be telescopically engaged over the latter, means mounting said guide and mould for relative longitudinal movement, a closure for the outer end of the mould having an opening to receive said spreader, and closure means at the innerend'of themould movable between a position to accommodate the guide and a positionl to snugly. embrace theI spreader when the inner v end of the mould reaches a'v osition beyond the 20 outer end of the guide. .Q 3. A machine as set forth in claim 2 in which the 4mould comprises a plurality of segmental lseparable sections.

4. A machine for the manufacture of pipe and pipe linings from cementitious materialcomprising a hollow guide for the material, a conveyor within said guide for advancing therethrough material supplied thereto, a hollow mould of greater cross sectional area than said 'guide to be 30 telescopically engaged over the latter, a truck,

/eccentric rollerson said truck supportingv said mould, and means for rotating said rollers to raise and lower said mould.

5. A machine as set forth in claim 2 in which 3'5 the closure means at the inner end ofthe mould comprises a pair of plates slidably mounted on the mould for movement towards and away from each other `and having segmental recesses to vprovide an opening to accommodate the spreader, and operating means for said plates comprising a pair of levers pivoted intermediate their ends to the mould and at adjacent ends to said'plates, respectively, a third-lever pivoted to the mould, and links "connecting said first mentioned levers with said third lever whereby swinging movement of the latter effects sliding movements of the plates. f

6. A machine as set forth in claim 4 in which the eccentric rollers are equipped with worm wheels and in which the truck carries a shaft having worms meshing with said worm wheels whereby rotation of said shaft eifects simultaneous rotation of all of said rollers.

EDWARD HENRY BISHOP. 55 

